Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] if [pron] [be] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | MOST FORMS OF SKIN CANCER CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED IF THEY ARE CAUGHT EARLY . |
| 2 | Certain kinds of object are better seen if they are lit from below . |
| 3 | Both the Whitby Keelboat Society and the Whitby Coblemen 's Association came forward with their support , and suggested the service would be better attended if it was held in July when more of the boats would be in port . |
| 4 | We welcome the security that the present orders offer to 1994-95 , but would not Harland and Wolff 's future , as well as that of other British shipyards , be better secured if we were to adopt the policy of new build for Britain 's merchant fleet and thus ensure that shipyards throughout the United Kingdom employ our people and that our seamen have jobs to go to ? |
| 5 | The passing of the proscriptive Combination Acts in 1799 and 1800 is a well-known landmark in trade-union history , but they are much misunderstood if they are seen as placing trade unions in a novel position of illegality . |
| 6 | It may be better understood if it is set in the context of Hindu teaching concerning the different orders or āśramas of society corresponding to the different stages of life . |
| 7 | Experience in the West Indies and US has shown that the severe physical , psychological and social consequences of this group of disorders can be greatly reduced if they are diagnosed early and appropriate support , advice and care is offered to affected families . |
| 8 | Like all prisoners of circumstance , you will probably reflect a good deal on the whole subject of ‘ time ’ and of its strange habits of hanging , dragging , or running out too quickly , but if you decide to use and dominate it , instead of allowing it to dominate you , you will inevitably come to the conclusion that it is only wasted if it is thrown away , never when it is offered freely , as a gift of love . |
| 9 | A scene of high tension can be greatly enhanced if it is preceded by a passage of comedy , as Shakespeare in preparing for Macbeth 's murder of Duncan well knew . |
| 10 | ACET is a church-based organisation whose primary concern is practical care rather than counselling , and so these areas are only covered if they are raised by our clients . |
| 11 | This concern could , however , be easily met if it were made clear that fines would only be recommended by the OFT as a matter of course where a company had evidently breached one of the prohibitions . |
| 12 | Parental consent is not needed if you are aged between 16–18 . |
| 13 | CPRW believes such an investigation is desperately needed if we are to stem this slide into anarchy and social dissension . |
| 14 | Working harder for constituents individually would mean more surgeries , not to be easily provided if they were to cover the large constituencies necessitated by the STV . |
| 15 | PWMI comments that plastics from municipal solid waste would be more easily recovered if they were segregated prior to collection . |
| 16 | It is not known if they are acquired through upbringing or inheritance or acquired later through experience . |
| 17 | , I 've already asked if he 's coming |
| 18 | The causal relevance of an agent would be optimally confirmed if it was detected in symptomatic but not in asymptomatic patients . |
| 19 | Ruling groups have found that their interests are best safeguarded if they are supported by a work force which can not think for itself in the coherent way writing affords . |
| 20 | ‘ We have always said if we are going to be successful you have just got to try and keep winning and not worry about other results . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Tim always phoned if he was going to be late . |
| 22 | They said stretched services would be further hit if they were made to ‘ pay the price for the Government 's economic mistakes ’ . |
| 23 | The various Irish organizations would probably take care of him — it depends on how deeply involved if they 're shielding him . " |
| 24 | Your pension will automatically be permanently increased if you were getting invalidity allowance with invalidity benefit within eight weeks before reaching retirement age . |
| 25 | ‘ It is going to be a colossal year for her and she will need to draw on every positive lesson she has ever learned if she is to get through it . ’ |
| 26 | Such flexibility would be further enhanced if they were to accept that questions of law could have more than one possible answer . |
| 27 | The best canned fish is further improved if it is steeped in olive oil rather than a cheaper vegetable oil . |
| 28 | Althusser faces this question , but warns that it has to be carefully formulated if it is to illuminate the process of the production of knowledges . |
| 29 | Treatment with pure iodine promoted , in effect , the burgeoning growth of a coral reef in the festering wounds , and its crackling could be clearly heard if they were pressed . |
| 30 | ‘ Tax changes are going to have to be carefully considered if we are to continue on the path to recovery . ’ |